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May 17,1927.

H. C. CONRAD AMUSEMENT aousa:

Filed Feb. 5. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 gvwenloc ll t.

Fatented May 17, 1927.

ttzazse HDLLIE G. GONRAI), OF BEAVER FALLS, PENNSYLVANIA.

AMUSEIEENT HUUSE.

Application filed February 5, 1924.. fierial l lo 699,762.

The invention relates to amusement houses of illusion type, wherein the floor of the house is at an angle to the horizontal, and preferably no part of the floor in a hurl-- zontal plane, and has for its object to provide in combination with an amueen'ient house of tl'iischaracter means whereby persons entering the house and passing through the same, will have to take a .circuitoitie course, thereby passing over arioue inclinations of the floor, and iiurreaeiiug the illusion.

A further.- object is to provide means 'wllereby the illusion within the house is further increasec by flowing water, apparently flowing up hill at an upwardly inclined angle in relation to the door of the house. i

A further object to provide seats with in the house. adapted to he need by persona praising through the house, and from which seate on account of the illusion created on the minds of persons passing through the house, persons experience com-iiilerable difficulty in rising from the seats,

A further object is to provide adjacent entrance;and exit from the house, and a circuitous passage through the house from the entrance to the exit.

\Vith the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, uhown in the drawing, (lthltllllkltl and claimed, it being; understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departinp, from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing:-

l igure it a side elevation of the aniiusement house, showing the outer vertical wall thereof, broken away to better illustrate the structure.

Figure. 2 is a horizontal. sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 a vertical transverse sectional view taken on line 3--3 of Figure 1.

,lleferrinn' to the drawing, the nun'ieral. l (,lQHlQl'ltllGS the outer walls of the amusement house which walls are n'eferably vertically disposed as; shown to simulate a conventional form of house to persons approaching the amusement house. Disposed within the walls 1 is the illusion house 2, which house has its floor 3 in a plane other than horizontal, and preferably with its corner 4- at. a.

elevation, its corner 6 at a four foot eleva-- tion and its corner 7 at a seven foot elevation, consequently the lioor 3 is disposed at an angle wh-ichwill confuse a person paeeing through the amusement house, and in combination with the inclined walls 9 of the amueement houne 2, ed 'ch walls are prefer ably at a right angle to the floor 3, willcreatie an illusion which will baflie and confuse a person paeeing through the amusement: house.

it has been found that by providing a circuitous pas go tl'n'ough the amusement house, whereby a person passing therethrough will be compelled to move over the floor at various angles, that the illusion is further inteneilied and persons further hafiled, To obtain this result ru ings 1t) and 11 are provided, which rails form a continuous circuitous paeeage 'li-Z from the entrance 13 of the amusement house to the exit-ll of the amusement house. The circuitous passage extenda from the entrance 1;) towards the ends of the i1; lueion houte 2, and thence to the otherend of the illusion house, and baclt to the'exil l-il, which exit is adjacent the entrance 13:5. it will. be seen that when a person passes through the ainuaement house, through the circuitous passage 12, that during said pas? sage they will move transversely over the lloor, going up an incline, then longitudinally down an incline and,transversely down an incline until the end 9 of the house is reached, after which when the person starts towards the end 9 of the illusion house, the longitudinal portions 15 of the circuitous passage 12 are upwardly inclined, which is. the reverse situation to the other side of the passage. The reversing of the incline incident to the circuitous passage further confuses or muddlee the person passing through the amusement house, and it has been found that the illusion is so intensified that it is with extreme difficulty that many persons make the entire passage through the amuse ment house. Disposed within the illusion house 2, preferably adjacent the ends thereof are seats 16, on which persons passing through the circuitous passage will seat themselves on account of the illusion and confusion, however it has been found that on account of the illusion and confusion of the mind that persons after sitting on the seats are so confused that they can not regain their equilibrium without considerable difficulty, and consequently have a great deal of difficulty in rising from the seats.

To further increase the illusion, a water trough 17 is provided adjacent one side of the illusion house 2, where it can be easily observed by persons passing through the house. The trough 17 preferably extends from the high corner 7 ol the floor i') and inclines downwardly towards the corner 5 at a considerablyless angle than the inclination of the floor, and consequently the discharge endlS oi the trough is spaced a substantial'distance from the floor and the intake end 19 relatively close to the floor, consequently when Water is flowing 'lhrousth the trough from thewatez supply sp t 20, the illusion, incident to the inclination of the floor 3', and the illusion house :2, creates the impre en that water liowing up hill, therebyfurther coniusingpersons passingthrough the circuitous pal e though'the Water trough 17 is de vas disposed adjacent one side oi the amuse ment house, it is obvious that it im placed in any position. desired when creat the illusion of water running up hill.

From the above it will be seen that a circuitous passage is provide in combination with an amusement be ac, lhrou which a person will be compelled to p over the inclined floor at various angles in passingthrough the house "from the {en-v trance to the exit thereof, thereby 'luriher increasing the illusion by confusing the m mil, that nieansis provided for additionally creasing the illusion and confusion of the mind, which means comprises water apparently running up hill, and seats are provided within the amusement house for the use of persons passing through the house, and from which seats persons experience diflicult'y in rising.

an .an'iusement a diagonally inclined floor, and exit, of a circuitous v, I said building continuously ironi the ()DL illte to the exit, said circuitous passage covering the entire floor.

3. The combination with an aniusen'iei'ithouse having a diagonally inclined floor, an entrance, an exit, of a circuitous passage through said building continuously "from 1 covering the entire floor.

l. The combination with an amusement house having a diagonally inclined floor, an entrance, an exit, of a circuitous passage through said building cont-inously from the ei'itrance to the exit, said circuitous passage trarc sing substantially the entire floor.

lhe combination with an {lll'lLlSQHlGDt house having a diagonally inclined floor, adjacent entrance and exit, of a circuitous pa "2 through said building continuously from the entrance to the exit, said circuitous passage traversing substantially the entire floor.

In testimony whereof I hereunto atlix my signature.

HOLLIS C. CONRAD.

the entrance to the exit, said circuitous pas 

